Trip Walton III Recognized for Excellence in the Practice of Law

    AUBURN, AL, October 27, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Walton Law Firm, P.C. Owner and CEO, Will O. 'Trip' Walton III has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in the practice of law.

Trip Walton founded Walton Law Firm, P.C. in 2001. Previously, he worked as a partner in the law offices of Walker, Hill, Adams, Umbach, Meadows and Walton from 1987 to 2001, in private practice with Harper and Meadows Law Firm between 1985 and 1987, and as a Deputy District Attorney in Montgomery County from 1984 to 1985. Here, he prosecuted felony cases including capital murder, murder, rape, robbery, trafficking of illegal drugs, arson, and other felony offenses. While with Walker-Hill, Trip handled the prosecution duties for the City of Auburn for roughly five years.

Currently, Trip focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, traumatic brain injuries, wrongful death, automobile and tractor trailer collisions, train collisions, dog bite attacks, and serious slip and fall injuries. Walton Law Firm, P.C. has recently crossed the $100 Million dollar mark for verdicts and settlements received for their clients. Trip enjoys a stellar reputation for providing a vigorous defense to clients accused of DUI, drugs and narcotics and other crimes.

Trip is AV Preeminent-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected yearly as an Alabama Super Lawyer since 2011, a Business in Alabama Top Attorney since 2012, and has also been recognized as one of the 100 Top Trial Lawyers since 2011, Best of Auburn, Personal Injury Attorney (2012) and was recently nominated for the internationally renowned Litigator Award. Other awards with which he has been recognized include Top 75 DUI Attorneys in Alabama by the National Advocacy for DUI Defense and the 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys.

Trip attended Auburn University as an undergraduate and earned his JD from the University of Alabama School of Law. While completing his studies, he was a successful amateur heavyweight boxer known for his knockout punch. His record includes the Southeastern Regional Intercollegiate Titles in 1978, a win in the Georgia Golden Gloves Tournament in 1980, the Alabama AAU Open-Class Heavyweight Championship in 1981, and won the 1982 Alabama Golden Gloves Heavyweight Championship bout.

He is currently on the board of St. James School in Montgomery, is on the Board of the Alabama Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee with the Alabama State Bar, and is also on the Board representing the State of Alabama for The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers (APITLA). Trip is also affiliated with the North American Brain Injury Society, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice's Spinal Cord Injury Litigation Group, Alabama Association for Justice, Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, State Bar of Georgia, Lee County Bar Association, various Alabama State Bar Committees, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, and Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about Trip Walton and Walton Law Firm, P.C., visit http://www.waltonlaw.net.

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